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Who we are: Literacy Unlimited is a group of volunteers that tutors adults in English as a second language, basic literacy, citizenship and GED preparation. Established in 1986 and housed in the Framingham Public Library, Literacy Unlimited is a member of Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts and ProLiteracy America. We are supported with a combination of public and private funding.
The mission of Literacy Unlimited is to provide a solid, comprehensive program for training and supporting volunteers to teach basic reading, writing and/or math skills to adult learners, including those for whom English is a foreign language. We are dedicated to increasing public awareness of the need to eliminate illiteracy in our community and expanding the availability of educational programs that accomplish this. We hold the belief that literacy strengthens society and promotes equality among its members.
The tutoring we offer is confidential, individualized, student-centered, and free of charge. Adult learners and tutors, who usually work one-on-one, are carefully matched and supported to insure the best opportunity for the student to reach his/her individual goals. Typical goals our students achieve include becoming employed or become better employed, getting citizenship, finishing a GED, getting a driver's license, learning to read to their children or simply becoming confident to function in our community.
Donations are always needed and may be made to Friends of Literacy Unlimited, Inc., a 501c(3) corporation, at 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, MA 01702.
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Contact Us
Literacy Unlimited is located in the Main Library of the Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, MA 01702. The office is on the main floor down the short hall next to the Newcomers and Neighbors Center and then to the right. You will see the tutoring room. Go through it to the office.
Telephone: 508-532-5574.
Email: fplmail4@minlib.net
Office Hours
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Open |
Closed |
| Monday |
9:00 AM |
6:00 PM* |
| Tuesday |
9:00 AM |
6:00 PM* |
| Wednesday |
9:00 AM |
6:00 PM* |
| Thursday |
9:00 AM |
6:00 PM* |
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To contact Literacy Unlimited after 3:00 pm, stop by the
Newcomers
and Neighbors Center next to the tutoring room, or call the regular number: 508-532-5574. |
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News and Events
Literacy Unlimited Tutors Needed
Are you interested in helping a newcomer learn the English language?
You do not need to speak another language to help someone learn
English. You just need a high school diploma or better, a good
command of the English language yourself, and a willingness to help
someone for two hours a week over a year's time after taking our
18-hour training course.
Our next training will be held at Morse Institute Library in
Natick from 10:15 am-1:15 pm on the following dates: July 14, 21, 28
and August 4, 11, 18. For more information or to register, call
Literacy Unlimited at 508-532-5574 or
email us at FPLmail4@minlib.net.
Literacy Unlimited Recognition Evening
Literacy Unlimited held its 22nd recognition evening for tutors and
students on May 10. Tutors had the opportunity to recognize the
achievements of their students, and their students expressed their
appreciation for the help they have received from their volunteer
tutors. State Representative Pam Richardson presented certificates to
Michael Maynard, a tutor who had spent more than 100 hours
 tutoring this
past year, and to three volunteers for the Newcomers and Neighbors
Center: Hans and Inga Synnestedt and Elena Tcherniavskaia. Julie Heagney,
the Program Coordinator, also presented a special award to Rosa Menard,
a Literacy Unlimited Advisory Board member, who has managed the
program's monthly bake sale for the past seven years. Lev Deych, an
emigrant from Russia and a student in the program, capped the evening by
playing classical pieces on the new piano in the Costin Room.
Literacy Unlimited student Tony Gibbs and
tutor Anne Cook share a happy moment at the LU Recognition Dinner.
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